The Supreme Court on Friday heard a bail petition filed by an accused arrested in connection with the attack on a convoy in Parachinar, directing him to appoint legal counsel before the next hearing. A two-member bench comprising Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Salahuddin Panhwar conducted the proceedings. The court adjourned the hearing after instructing […]
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Hearing on Imran Khan’s bail pleas postponed due to judge’s leave
The hearing of post-arrest bail petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in seven cases related to the November 6 incidents was postponed without proceedings. The hearing was scheduled in the anti-terrorism court (ATC), but it was adjourned without proceedings as Amjad Ali Shah was on leave. Imran Khan’s legal representative, Advocate Hasnain […]
ECP adjourns hearing of contempt case against Imran till Nov 10
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday adjourned the hearing of contempt proceedings against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan and other party leaders Asad Umer and Fawad Chaudhry, for using inappropriate language against the commission, till November 10. A four-member bench headed by ECP member Nisar Durrani conducted the hearing on the contempt […]
SHC adjourns hearing on plea to make JIT reports public
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday adjourned until May 6 a petition filed by Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi, seeking to make public joint investigation team (JIT) reports regarding the Baldia factory inferno, Lyari gang war kingpin Uzair Baloch and former chairman of Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Dr Nisar Morai. A two-member bench […]
Court adjourns KPT reference hearing due to lawyer’s absence
An accountability court on Friday adjourned hearing of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) corruption reference. Sindh Assembly member MQM’s Javed Hanif and other accused were present in the court hearing of Rs. 2.8 billion corruption case. The judge while deferring the hearing till tomorrow due to absence of the lawyer of an accused, said the court […]
Parliament right forum to take up disqualification matters: IHC
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued a pre-admission notice to former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) supremo Asif Ali Zardari in a disqualification reference. While hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders Usman Dar and Khurram Sher Zaman seeking Zardari’s disqualification, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that these kinds […]
Sohail Javed has no intentions of dropping the defamation charges against Jami
Status quo has been ordered at the second hearing of the Rs 1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by filmmaker and director Sohail Javed against Jami, who has still not filed a reply, rather challenged the maintainability of the case. Jami had read out a letter from an unidentified victim accusing a filmmaker of sexually harassing […]
Maryam’s lawyer concludes cross-examination of NAB DG in Avenfield properties case
ISLAMABAD: The proceedings in the accountability court hearing the corruption references against the Sharif family resumed again today, as Maryam Nawaz’s counsel Amjad Pervez cross-examined prosecution witness Zahir Shah. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had earlier presented Director General (DG) Operations Zahir Shah as a witness. During the hearing, Shah claimed that he had acquired […]